Fivetooth Spineflower facts for kids

Chorizanthe watsonii is a small flowering plant. It is also known as the fivetooth spineflower. This plant belongs to the buckwheat family. You can find it growing in the western United States. Its range stretches from Washington all the way down to the Mojave Desert.

Meet the Fivetooth Spineflower

This interesting plant is quite adaptable. It grows in many different types of places. You can find it in dry desert areas. It also thrives in woodlands and sagebrush fields. It likes various plant communities.

What Does It Look Like?

The fivetooth spineflower is a small plant. It usually grows up to about 15 centimeters tall. That's about the length of a pen! Its stem is covered in soft, woolly hairs.

Its Unique Flowers

The flowers grow in a special cluster. This cluster is called an inflorescence. Around the flowers, there are five hairy, greenish leaf-like parts. These are called bracts. Each bract has a hooked tip. The actual flower is tiny, only about 2 millimeters wide. It has a bright yellow color.

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  Chorizanthe watsonii's small yellow flowers shown clearly surrounded by its five bracts.